Long-term unemployment has risen sharply in U.S. amid the pandemic, especially among Asian Americans
About four-in-ten unemployed workers had been out of work for more than six months in February 2021, about double the share in February 2020.
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About four-in-ten unemployed workers had been out of work for more than six months in February 2021, about double the share in February 2020.
The share of mothers who said it would be best for them to work full time dropped from 51% to 44% between 2019 and 2020.
The experiences of several groups of workers in the COVID-19 outbreak vary notably from how they experienced the Great Recession.
The drop in employment in three months of the COVID-19 recession is more than double the drop effected by the Great Recession over two years.
The official U.S. unemployment rate understated the situation for women, Asian Americans, immigrants and workers without a bachelor’s degree.
Union membership has had a somewhat unexpected – but likely temporary – turnaround amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Between February and June 2020, the share of young adults who are neither enrolled in school nor employed has more than doubled.
More than four-in-ten U.S. businesses with paid employees are in industries likely to be financially affected more deeply by the outbreak.
The pandemic has presented challenges and obstacles for many Americans, but one group has been getting a lot of attention lately: moms.
90% of the decrease in employment between February and March arose from positions that could not be teleworked.
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